M6 (Johannesburg)

M6 is a short metropolitan route in Randburg, South Africa. It begins in the western suburb of Glen Dayson and ends in the east on Bram Fischer Drive in Ferndale.[1][2]

Metropolitan route M6 shield
Metropolitan route M6
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Major junctions
West end R564 Christian De Wet Road, Glen Dayson, Randburg
Major intersections M5 Beyers Naudé Drive, Randpark Ridge
R512 Malibongwe Drive, Ferndale
East end M71 Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale, Randburg
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
← M5→ M7

Route

The western terminus of the M6 begins as t-junction with Christian De Wet Road (R564) in Glen Dayson.[3]: 30  It heads east through Randpark Ridge as John Vorster Road where it intersects and crosses Beyers Naudé Drive (M5).[3]: 31  It now becomes Ysterhout Drive and weaves its way through Randpark Ridge where it intersects and crosses President Fouche Drive/Rabie Street.[3]: 31  Continuing east, now as Hans Schoeman Street in Bromhof, it crosses over the N1 Western Bypass then the Klein Jukskei River and into Malanshof and reaches Malibongwe Drive (R512).[3]: 32  Crossing Malibongwe Drive, it becomes Hills Street heading east through Ferndale.[3]: 32  The M6 then turns north into Main Road and then east into Bond Street.[3]: 32  After 1 km, Bond Street meets Bram Fischer Drive (M71) in Ferndale and is the M6's eastern terminus.[3]: 32 

References
  1. "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.
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